diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e036d88a..2380cda7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -427,9 +427,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "darling"
-version = "0.14.4"
+version = "0.20.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7b750cb3417fd1b327431a470f388520309479ab0bf5e323505daf0290cd3850"
+checksum = "0209d94da627ab5605dcccf08bb18afa5009cfbef48d8a8b7d7bdbc79be25c5e"
 dependencies = [
  "darling_core",
  "darling_macro",
@@ -437,33 +437,33 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "darling_core"
-version = "0.14.4"
+version = "0.20.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "109c1ca6e6b7f82cc233a97004ea8ed7ca123a9af07a8230878fcfda9b158bf0"
+checksum = "177e3443818124b357d8e76f53be906d60937f0d3a90773a664fa63fa253e621"
 dependencies = [
  "fnv",
  "ident_case",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "strsim",
- "syn 1.0.109",
+ "syn 2.0.48",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "darling_macro"
-version = "0.14.4"
+version = "0.20.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a4aab4dbc9f7611d8b55048a3a16d2d010c2c8334e46304b40ac1cc14bf3b48e"
+checksum = "836a9bbc7ad63342d6d6e7b815ccab164bc77a2d95d84bc3117a8c0d5c98e2d5"
 dependencies = [
  "darling_core",
  "quote",
- "syn 1.0.109",
+ "syn 2.0.48",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deku"
 version = "0.16.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/sharksforarms/deku?branch=impl-writer#a9df540c10fefa34387eeddafbdc62d2ba5dd036"
+source = "git+https://github.com/sharksforarms/deku?branch=impl-writer-inline-read-bytes#dbb3849287ddb82ec48092c32a945fd4dca37016"
 dependencies = [
  "bitvec",
  "deku_derive",
@@ -473,13 +473,13 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "deku_derive"
 version = "0.16.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/sharksforarms/deku?branch=impl-writer#a9df540c10fefa34387eeddafbdc62d2ba5dd036"
+source = "git+https://github.com/sharksforarms/deku?branch=impl-writer-inline-read-bytes#dbb3849287ddb82ec48092c32a945fd4dca37016"
 dependencies = [
  "darling",
  "proc-macro-crate",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 1.0.109",
+ "syn 2.0.48",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/backhand/Cargo.toml b/backhand/Cargo.toml
index b7446eb7..05b51269 100644
--- a/backhand/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backhand/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ readme = "../README.md"
 
 [dependencies]
 tracing = { version = "0.1.40", features = ["release_max_level_off"] }
-deku = { git = "https://github.com/sharksforarms/deku", branch = "impl-writer" }
+deku = { git = "https://github.com/sharksforarms/deku", branch = "impl-writer-inline-read-bytes" }
 thiserror = "1.0.56"
 flate2 = { version = "1.0.28", optional = true }
 zune-inflate = { version = "0.2.54", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["zlib"] }
diff --git a/backhand/src/compressor.rs b/backhand/src/compressor.rs
index 921cf6f5..277f626a 100644
--- a/backhand/src/compressor.rs
+++ b/backhand/src/compressor.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use crate::filesystem::writer::{CompressionExtra, FilesystemCompressor};
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, DekuRead, DekuWrite, Default)]
 #[deku(endian = "endian", ctx = "endian: deku::ctx::Endian")]
-#[deku(type = "u16")]
+#[deku(id_type = "u16")]
 #[rustfmt::skip]
 pub enum Compressor {
     None = 0,
diff --git a/backhand/src/inode.rs b/backhand/src/inode.rs
index 6e7987ce..34108265 100644
--- a/backhand/src/inode.rs
+++ b/backhand/src/inode.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl Inode {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, DekuRead, DekuWrite, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-#[deku(type = "u16")]
+#[deku(id_type = "u16")]
 #[deku(endian = "endian", ctx = "endian: deku::ctx::Endian")]
 #[rustfmt::skip]
 pub enum InodeId {
diff --git a/backhand/src/metadata.rs b/backhand/src/metadata.rs
index 761f70e7..5b7256f7 100644
--- a/backhand/src/metadata.rs
+++ b/backhand/src/metadata.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
-use std::io::{self, Cursor, Read, Seek, Write};
+use std::io::{self, Read, Seek, Write};
 
 use deku::prelude::*;
 use tracing::trace;